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From Radio Ambulante: – In this one-hour special, Radio Ambulante presents unique English-language stories celebrating the diversity and complexity of Latin Americans and Latinos in the U.S. and beyond, with reporting from the U.S.-Mexico border, Honduras, Chile, California, and Washington, D.C.

From Innovation Hub: – How have female innovators fundamentally altered our lives? In this special Women's History Month edition of Innovation Hub, host Kara Miller talks with Wendy Kopp, who conceived of Teach for America as a college student and helped the organization change the nation's educational system.

From Humankind – With diet a factor in ailments from diabetes to obesity, medical students at the country’s largest campus attend cooking classes to learn how to help patients. And future MDs tell how they would improve our troubled health system.

Professors of medicine and nursing describe ways to treat the whole patient. And a look at medical use of acupuncture and meditation, for which evidence of effectiveness continues to grow.

From Climate One Radio: – We explore how mountains and forests are being impacted by climate change and, in turn, affecting our health. An economist and a doctor connect a rise in Dengue fever and a rise in the temperature of the Earth. A corporate consultant and an environmental advocate explain how planting trees is good for business. And a professional snowboarder says the demise of ski slopes is motivating skiers to launch into action on climate volatility.

From Climate One Radio – All eyes are on the Federal debt these days. But who is counting the environmental debt? Natural systems provide all sorts of economic benefits such as cleaning water and pollinating plants. Yet these assets are often not calculated on the financial balance sheet of a company. Nor are they part of our GDP. Who should pay the bill for the environmental cost of doing business? And how can we collect?